Kim Kardashian has been taking heat on social media for her new hairstyle: tightly braided cornrows reminiscent of the style sported by Bo Derek in the 1979 comedy “10”.

While some are accusing the 37-year-old “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star of cultural appropriation after she shared her new ‘do on Snapchat, the woman who originally brought the hairstyle into the cultural mainstream is coming to Kardashian’s defence.

Derek, 61, issued a tweet on Wednesday, explaining the hairstyle’s ancient origins and her own not-so-ancient inspiration to wear it in the Dudley Moore-starring film.

Hey! It’s just a hairstyle that I wore in the movie “10” @KimKardashian calls it the Bo Derek because she copied my pattern of braids. I copied it from Ann-Margret’s backup singer from her Vegas Sho. And we all copied Queen Nofretari. I hope Her Royal Highness is flattered. pic.twitter.com/UuQkh8VKOi